Hair-crimper.



body of the curler, the hair being wound PATENT Patented June 23, 1903.

OFFICE.

MARGUERITE I. CONNELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR-C RIM PER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 31,861, dated June23, 1903. Application filed Decemher 26,19 (12 Serial No. 136,641. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGUERITE I. CON- NELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedHair-Curler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a hair-curler having a pliablebody made of soft rubber-for example, in spiral formand an elasticretaining device in the form of a tie or locking loop or an equivalentdevice capable of extending practically from one end of the body totheother for the purpose of retaining thehair in position upon thearound the body, whereby to impart to the hair a peculiar wave when thedevice is removed.

Another purpose of the invention is to con. struct a device for curlingor producing a waved effect in the human hair which is used withoutheating and which will not particularly incommode or cause discomfort tothe wearer during repose.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth,

and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is tobe had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device, the retaining member beingshown in clamping position. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the device, theparts being in the position illustrated in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is anenlarged longitudinal sectional view illustratingone mannerin which theretaining member may be attached to the body of the device.

The device consists, primarily, of the body 1 member A and the retainingmember B, carried by the body member. These parts are made of a pliableelastic materialsoft rubber, for example.

The body A is provided with a spirallyformed surface 10, extendingpractically from one end to the other; but preferably the terminals ofthe body are in the form of cylindrical heads 11 and 12. The retainingdevice B preferably consists of an elastic band oran elastic material inloop form. This retaining device is attached usually to one head-sectionof the body Athe head 11, for instance-and maybe secured to the body inany approved manner.

As the retaining member may become inefiective by constant use, it isdesirable that it should be so attached to the body A that under suchconditions it can be conveniently substituted by another member at anytime. Therefore in Fig. 3 I have shown the head'- section 11 of the bodyas provided with a longitudinal aperture or opening 13, in which themembers of a cotter-pin 14: are introduced and the cotter-pin is held inposition by the natural spreading of its members, while the head of thecotter-pin extends beyond the said head 11 of the body. The retainingdevice when in the form of a band is slipped between the members ofthe-cotter-pin before the pin is introduced. If the retainingdevice isin string form, its ends can be attached conveniently to the head of thecotter-pin. I

desire it to be understood, however, that the retaining member B may besecured to the body in any desired way-as, for example, an eye may besecurely attached to an end of the body to receive one portion of theretainingm'ember. Theretainingmemberis adapted to be drawn in direction,for example, of the head 12 and to pass over the said head to anengagement with a keeper 15, which keeper may form an integral portionof the body and constitutes practically a teat projection from the saidend 12, as illustrated. When the retaining device B is made to extendfrom one end of the body to the other, it extends longitudinally of thespiral section 10, as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

In applying the device the hair is wound around the spiral portion orsection of the device, and then the retaining member 13 is carried to anengagement with the hair wound on the body and to a connection with theopposing head of the body. When the device is to be removed, theretaining member B is slipped from its connection with the head 12, andthe said body may then be readily screwed out from the hair or the hairmay be loosened and the said device then conveniently and quickly drawntherefrom.

This device will impart a waved eifect to the hair and can be quicklyand conveniently applied and removed. When worn during repose, it willnot interfere with the comfort of the wearer to the extent incident tothe use of a hard curling device of rigid material and will impart tothe hair a peculiar and very desirable wave.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A hair-curler consisting of a body constructed of softrubber provided with a helical groove extending substantially from endto end, a retaining member consisting of an elastic loop attached to oneend of the said body, and a keeper at the opposite end of the body,adapted to be engaged by the said retaining member when said member iscarried from one end of the body to the other for the purpose of holdingthe hair in place on the body, as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARGUERITE I. OONNELL.

Witnesses:

J FRED. ACKER, J NO. M. BITTER.

